[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 157 (Sunday, November 9, 1997)]
[Senate]
[Pages S12290-S12291]
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              INTRODUCTION OF BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS

  The following bills and joint resolutions were introduced, read the 
first and second time by unanimous consent, and referred as indicated:

           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       S. 1493. A bill to amend section 485(f)(1)(F) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide for the disclosure of all 
     criminal incidents that manifest evidence of prejudice based 
     on race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity, or 
     disability; to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.
           By Mr. MACK (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. 
             Graham, and Mr. Kyl):
       S. 1494. A bill to empower States with authority for most 
     taxing and spending for highway programs and mass transit 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Finance.
           By Mr. LEVIN (by request):
       S. 1495. A bill to amend section 7703 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to strengthen the ability of the Office of 
     Personnel Management to obtain judicial review to protect the 
     merit system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. DASCHLE:
       S. 1496. A bill to remove inequities between Congressional 
     and contract employees regarding access to health insurance; 
     to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG:
       S. 1497. A bill to release contributors of ordinary trash 
     and minor amounts of hazardous substances from litigation 
     under Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
           By Mr. DORGAN (for himself, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. 
             Bumpers, Mr. Conrad, and Mr. Wellstone):
       S. 1498. A bill to require States to adopt laws prohibiting 
     open alcoholic containers in automobiles; to the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works.
           By Mrs. BOXER:
       S. 1499. A bill to amend the title XXVII of the Public 
     Health Service Act and other laws to assure the rights of 
     enrollees under managed care plans; to the Committee on Labor 
     and Human Resources.
           By Mr. AKAKA:
       S. 1500. A bill to amend the Hawaii Tropical Forest 
     Recovery Act to establish voluntary standards for certifying 
     forest products cultivated, harvested, and processed in 
     tropical environments in Hawaii and to grant a certification 
     for Hawaii tropical forest products that meet the voluntary 
     standards, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS:
       S. 1501. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to improve protection for workers in 
     multiemployer pension plans; to the Committee on Labor and 
     Human Resources.
           By Mr. COATS (for himself, Mr. Lieberman, Mr. 
             Brownback, Mr. Gregg, and Ms. Landrieu):
       S. 1502. A bill entitled the ``District of Columbia Student 
     Opportunity Scholarship Act of 1997''; considered and passed.
           By Mr. WELLSTONE:
       S. 1503. A bill to protect the voting rights of homeless 
     citizens; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Mack, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. 
             Abraham, and Ms. Moseley-Braun):
       S. 1504. A bill to adjust the immigration status of certain 
     Haitian nationals who were provided refuge in the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JEFFORDS:
       S. 1505. A bill to make technical and conforming amendments 
     to the Museum and Library Services, and for other purposes; 
     considered and passed.

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           By Mr. McCAIN (for himself, Mr. Bryan, and Mr. Roth):
       S. 1506. A bill to amend the Professional Boxing Safety Act 
     (P.L. 104-272); considered and passed.
           By Mr. THURMOND:
       S. 1507. A bill to amend the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1998 to amake certain technical 
     corrections; considered and passed.
           By Mr. LOTT (for himself, Mr. Daschle, and Mr. Warner):
       S. 1508. A bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol 
     to construct a Capitol Visitor Center under the direction of 
     the United States Preservation Commission, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 1509. A bill to authorize the Bureau of Land Management 
     to use vegetion sales contracts in managing land at Fort 
     Stanton and certain nearby acquired land along the Rio Bonita 
     in Lincoln County, New Mexico; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources.
           By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself and Mr. Bingaman):
       S. 1510. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior and 
     the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands to the 
     county of Rio Arriba, New Mexico; to the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources.
           By Mr. THURMOND:
       S. 1511. A bill to amend section 3165 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998 to clarify the 
     authority in the section; considered and passed.
           By Mr. LAUTENBERG (for himself, Mr. D'Amato, Mr. 
             Moynihan, and Mr. Torricelli):
       S. 1512. A bill to amend section 659 of title 18, United 
     States Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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